Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-07-06
ARRESTED AT ALPENA.
The Cleveland Fur Thieves Caught III
Northern Michigan-A Bloody Fish
Among the Pines.

The Cleveland Fur Thieves Caught in
Northern Michigan-A Bloody Fight
Among the Pines.
CLEVELAND, O., June 29.-At an early
hour this morning the following mes
sage was received at the central police
station, from Alpena, Mich, addressed
to Jacob Schmidt, superintendent of po-
lice: "Have got Morgan, Pat Hanley
anG Bill Harrington. Sheriff Lynch
badly wounded; fought well. J. E.
Denton, Deputy Sheriff"
These three men are the fur robbers
who rescued McMunn. their leader, a
Ravenna, O.. while he was being brought
here from Pittsburg by Capt. Hoehn and
Detective Hulligan. The fight was a
desperate one and Hulligan was SO bad
ly injured that he died. Sixteen thou
sand dollars reward was offered for the
capture of the gang and the police all
over the country were on the alert tor
the murderers. For the past month,
Capt. Hoehn has been at work in the
locality of Alpena. The police Of this
city had received reliable information
that the murderers were in hiding in the
woods of Northern Michigan and that
they had made Alpena their heaquar-
tiers. Capt. Hoehn visited Alpena but
found to his sorrow that the criminals
had flown. The officials of Alpena were
given the fullest description of the men
In addition to their photographs.
Yesterday afternoon superintendent
Schmidt received a telegram from Sher-
iff Lynch, stating that the murderers
We're in the vicinity, of Alpena. The
chief and Capts. Hoehn and McHannan
ha1I to+i IN hn
tendent's Office. 1t was decided that
the best plan was to have Capt. Hoehn
and Detective Reeves 60 to Alpena at
once. Capt. McHannan, chief of detec-
tives, was elated over the kilograms
which had been received. He said that
the case had appeared very bright for
the past few days. Sheriff Lynch was
in Cleveland on Saturday, and his de-
scription of the Alpena gang tai
lied with that of the murder
ers of Hulligan. Yesterday be
telegraphed that the men had returned
to Alpena, and at s o'clock Last night he
was wired to organize a posse and cap
ture them. Detective Reeves also re-
ceived information that the desperadoes
were at Alpena, and he and Capt. Hoehn
left on the steamer City of Detroit des-
tined for Alpena. The officers were not
when they left the city. The informa-
ton received by Detective Reeves was
that the men were stopping with the
sister of a woman who lives in
this city, and who has been sus-
pected of knowing the whereabouts
of the murderers. Capt. McHannan is
positive that the right men have been
captured, and the necessary requisition
papers will be secured at once. The
captain is also almost positive that one
of the prisoners is not Hanley, but Mat
thew Kennedy, alias McMunn. 1t is his
opinion that Hanley has cut loose from
the gang and that Kennedy and Morgan
are travelling together The woman un-
der whose protection the murderers are
said to have lived, is a sister of Mrs
Lowry, the wife of the notorious Charles
Lowry, noted thief. Mrs. Lowry lives
on Hamilton Street, in this city
and her house was raided few days
after the Ravenna tragedy.
An officer was sent to Columbus or
the first train this morning after requi'
sition papers. The murderers Of Hull
gan were indicted by the grand jury Of
Portage County for murder in the frs
degree. Supt. Schmidt sent a telegram
to Hoehn and Reeves at Detroit, anC
one to Deputy Sheriff Lynch at Alpena
to hold the prisoners at any cost.